Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Biography, Age, Height, Parents, Career Journey

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy is an Indian badminton player. Along with his partner, Chirag Shetty, he is the only Indian doubles player to reach World No. 1 in the BWF World Ranking, win a BWF World Tour 1000 series, and win a gold medal in badminton at the Asian Games. They are also the fifth men’s doubles pair in history to achieve 100,000 points in the BWF ranking. Rankireddy set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest smash in badminton with a speed of 565 km/h.

Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj became the first Indian badminton doubles pair to reach the Olympics’ quarterfinals. ¹

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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Biography

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy was born on 13 August 2000 in Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India and he is 24 years old as of 2024. His height is 6 feet and he is an Indian sports personality who follows the path of Hindu religion. ²

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Education

Satwiksairaj attended Aditya Public School and Chaitanya High School and then enrolled at Andhra University to earn his bachelor’s in commerce.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Parents

Satwiksairaj started playing badminton after following in the footsteps of his father, a state-level player in the past, and his elder brother. In 2014, he joined the Pullela Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad and decided to become a doubles specialist.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Career

In 2018, Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty helped India win a historic gold medal in the Mixed Team event at the Commonwealth Games and earned a silver in men’s doubles. They won their first BWF World Tour title at the Hyderabad Open.

In 2019, they became the first Indian doubles pair to win a BWF Superseries or World Tour title by claiming the Thailand Open. They also finished as runners-up at the French Open. In 2021, they competed in the 2020 Olympics but were eliminated in the group stage. They also qualified for the BWF World Tour Finals but withdrew after their first match.

In 2022, Rankireddy and Shetty won the India Open and were part of India’s Thomas Cup-winning team. They secured the men’s doubles gold at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and a bronze at the BWF World Championships. They also won their first BWF World Super 750 title at the French Open.

In 2023, they won the Swiss Open, became Asian Champions, and claimed their first BWF World Super 1000 title at the Indonesia Open. They also won the Korea Open. In 2024, they reached the finals of the Malaysia Open and India Open but won their first tour title of the year at the French Open.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest badminton smash by a male player, reaching 565 km/h. The previous record of 493 km/h was held by Malaysia’s Tan Boon Heong in May 2013. Satwik achieved this at the Yonex factory gym in Japan, and the speed was verified by Guinness World Records officials. ³

The National Honors of Satwiksairaj

Arjuna Award in 2020
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honor of India in 2023

Medals Achievements of Satwiksairaj

Gold Medals

• Mauritius International, Men’s Doubles in 2016
• India International Series, Men’s Doubles in 2016
• Tata Open India International, Men’s Doubles in 2016
• Bangladesh International, Men’s Doubles in 2016
• Mauritius International, Mixed Doubles in 2016
• India International Series, Mixed Doubles in 2016
• Bangladesh International, Mixed Doubles in 2016
• Commonwealth Games, Men’s Doubles in 2018
• Asian Games, Men’s Doubles in 2023
• French Open, Men’s Doubles in 2024

Bronze Medals

• Badminton Asia Championship, Mixed Team in 2016
• Badminton Asia Championship, Men’s Team in 2020
• Winner at Bangladesh International, Men’s doubles in 2016
• Winner at Vietnam International, Men’s doubles in 2017
• Winner at Brazil International, Men’s doubles in 2019

BWF International Series tournament

• Winner at Mauritius International, Men’s doubles
• Winner at India International Series, Men’s doubles
• Winner at Mauritius International, Mixed doubles
• Winner at India International Series, Mixed doubles

BWF Future Series tournament

• Winner at Hyderabad Open, Men’s doubles
• Winner at Syed Modi International, Men’s doubles
• Winner at Thailand Open, Men’s doubles
• Winner at French Open, Men’s doubles
• Winner at French Open, Men’s doubles
• Winner at Tata Open India International, Mixed doubles
• Winner at Bangladesh International, Mixed doubles
• Winner at Tata Open India International, Men’s doubles